Kenec Plumbing and Gas – April 2023 Monthly Report
Manager Analysis
In April, the website had 5 keywords ranking on the first page of Google search results. The keyword “blocked drains Baldivis” held the 5th position, and “leak detection Baldivis” held the 8th position on the first page. The keyword “blocked drains Rockingham” ranked in the 13th position on the second page, and “plumber Baldivis” ranked in the 14th position on the second page. The keyword “pipe relining Perth” ranked in the 17th position on the second page. The on-page optimisation in April focused on the keyword “hot water system Rockingham”. Improvements in the ranking for this keyword can be expected in the coming weeks. In May, the SEO campaign will concentrate on off-page optimisation, utilising the local citation strategy to enhance the website’s Google presence and its local search results ranking.
The Baldivis Google Business Profile (GBP) listing gained a 1st position ranking in Google Maps or local search results for the keywords “plumber Baldivis” and “blocked drains Baldivis”. The GBP listing generated 1,255 total views, 27 website visits, and 26 phone calls made directly from the listing. SEO optimised content was created for the GBP listing with the goal of gaining more location relevance.
The Rockingham GBP listing had 199 total views and 4 website visits made directly from the listing. Additionally, SEO optimised content was created for the GBP listing to gain more location relevance. The GBP strategy for May will concentrate on the keywords “gas plumber Baldivis” and “leak detection Rockingham” to enhance the ranking in the top three positions (the map pack) of the Google Maps results and improve visitor actions.
The Google Ads campaign in April had 81 clicks with a 7.43% click-through rate (CTR) and an average cost per click (CPC) of $10.69. Ads were delivered 30.98% of the time when related searches were made. The optimisation strategies included adding image extensions based on images from the custom landing page and organic pages. The negative keywords list was updated to avoid displaying ads with irrelevant and low-intent search terms. The plan for May is to monitor the bidding strategy and update the negative keywords list continuously to avoid wasting the budget.
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Kenec Plumbing and Gas – March 2023 Monthly Report
Manager Analysis
During March, we saw a 4.5% increase in users to the site with the majority coming from SEO. The event count also had an increase of 16.2% to 1410. The Baldivis Google Business Profile (GBP) listing saw positive changes in March, with notable improvements in total views, website visits, and phone calls.
In March, the primary focus of the SEO campaign was on off-page optimisation strategies such as utilising guest posting opportunities. As for April, the on-page optimisation efforts will be directed towards the keyword “hot water system Rockingham”, which has medium to high competition and significant monthly searches, with the aim of elevating its position closer to the top of the first page of Google search results. Furthermore, SEO-optimised content for the GBP listing was created in March with the goal of gaining more location relevance. This approach led to 265 total views (up from 226 previously) for the Rockingham GBP listing, resulting in 2 website visits and 1 phone call.
Moving forward, the GBP strategy for April will concentrate on boosting the keywords “pipe relining Perth” and “plumber Rockingham” to secure a place in the top three positions (the map pack) of the Google Maps results, while also improving visitor engagement.
For the Google Ads campaign, with the ads appeared 44.68% of the time for related searches. In addition, new keywords were added from the Search Term Report to enhance the ad’s intent, and different automated bidding strategies were tested to maximize the ad spend. Additionally, a new customised landing page for Google Ads was designed. Lastly, the headlines of the ad copy were modified to better reflect the services offered. For April, the plan is to monitor the current bidding strategy and continue updating the negative keywords list to avoid budget wastage due to competitors, irrelevant, and low-intent searches.